jred

Thanks for the help everyone. This has been helpful.

Hello, I might be a bit late but I'm looking into applying for English/Literature PhD programmes in the US. Almost every programme I read about has the requirement of at least one secondary language - what exactly do the schools mean when they say they want ""competency" or 'proficiency" in a language besides English? On one website, they require "proficiency in two languages or comprehensive command in a single language" - again, not too sure what that means. Can someone translate this to typical people speak please? I'm planning to learn another language when I get into my programme but I'd like to have a better idea of what's being required of me. Help please.